Born in the Bronx, NY and a current NJ resident, Miguel Guadalupe is a graduate of Wesleyan University with majors in Latin American studies and international politics. He served 10 years on Wall Street and is now a Senior Account Executive for FirstRain, a web-based research engine for business professionals. Miguel volunteers for various community and alumni organizations, and in his spare time writes movie reviews and opinion pieces for The Father Life, an online magazine for dads. He blogs at Ice Chatter and his Twitter account is miguad98.

Blog Entries by Miguel Guadalupe

The Census and the GOP Latino Strategy: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Don't Count 'Em

1 Comments | Posted October 16, 2009 | 12:33 PM (EST)


The amendment to the fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill (HR 2847) being proposed in the senate right now to stop funding the 2010 Census until they change their survey to include questions about citizenship may be the final nail in the coffin of the GOP/Latino relationship.

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Movie Review: Couples Retreat - A Male Perspective of Marriage Mayhem

Posted October 12, 2009 | 12:40 PM (EST)


Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Ackerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Kali Hawk, Jean Reno, Carlos Ponce

Directed by: Peter Billingsley
Rated: PG 13.

One would think that a movie titled after marriage and relationships would be the ultimate chick flick, but, having been written...

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You Think the Right Wing Is Mad Now? We Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

4 Comments | Posted September 14, 2009 | 12:37 PM (EST)


The congressional heckle heard around the world ... thousands converge on Washington DC for hate-fest 2009. Birthers, deathers, and conspiracy theorists feed rumor and misinformation via biased "news" channels.

Looking at the national health care debate, one may begin to think that the United States has lost its collective mind....

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Obama's Rookie Mistake - Negotiating Against Himself

3 Comments | Posted September 9, 2009 | 06:53 PM (EST)


The stakes for Obama's speech on health care reform could not be higher. It will determine if his promise of real change will actually happen, or if reform will be watered down to appease a population of people with an extraordinary inability to decipher misinformation from fact.

Obama, who...

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Why This Healthcare Debate is So Personal

Posted August 28, 2009 | 04:09 PM (EST)


I am mentally exhausted. I am horrified by what I see on TV and by what I witnessed at my own Town hall meeting - rabid detractors of Health care reform who have been led to believe that covering 47 million people is somehow a threat to the American way...

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Latin Music is Having a "Dixie Chicks" Moment

2 Comments | Posted August 28, 2009 | 12:27 PM (EST)


"Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." Those words by Natalie Maines at the Dixie Chicks' 2003 London concert created a firestorm within the center of the country music world. The women were blacklisted on radio, their CDs were destroyed, and...

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A Bronx group's battle with the Yankees reminds us about real community organizing

2 Comments | Posted August 27, 2009 | 03:16 PM (EST)


In an era where conservative lobby groups can muster dozens of misinformed citizens to disrupt congressional town halls and claim they are engaging in “grass roots” campaigns, we all need a reminder of what real community organizing is about.

Community activism is an important part of American culture. The ability...

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